State v. Williams

Defendant was convicted on October 2,1981, after trial by jury, of two counts of aggravated assault in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1024 and one count of kidnapping, 13 V.S.A. § 2401. On appeal, defendant raises three claims of error: (1) whether the trial court lacked jurisdiction over defendant because it allegedly dismissed all three charges and the State failed to refile them; (2) whether the time elapsed between incarceration and trial infringed defendant’s constitutional right to a speedy trial; and (3) whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a mistrial because of…